Menu

Eligibility for Benefits

Eligibility for Benefits:

All benefits (with the exception of some insurance programs and certain medical benefits) payable to the veterans or their dependents require that the service upon which the benefits are requested be terminated under conditions other than dishonorable. The amount of time you had to serve to qualify for benefits varies between war and peacetime service.

Timetable for Benefits (from active duty separation date)

V.E.A.P. (1/77 - 3/87)

10 years

New GI Educational (7/85 - present)

10 years

Vocation Rehabilitation

12 years

Home Loans

No Limit

Disability Compensation

Time Varies

VA Appeals

1 year to apply

Medical Care

No Limit

Burial Benefits

Time Varies

One-Time Dental*

90 days to apply

Disabled Veteran Insurance**

1 year

Veteran Group Life Insurance

120 days from discharge

Reemployment

90 days from discharge

Unemployment Compensation

Time Varies

Employment Assistance

No Limit

* Vets who are service connected for dental and former POWs have no time limit. ** One year from date of Compensation Award.

Connect with the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission.

Main Office: 1849 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Phone: (216) 698-2600

Toll Free: 1-866-915-8387

Email: vscmail@cuyahogacounty.us

Want more information? Request a Service Officer for an upcoming event.